Rotary Says No to Domestic and Family Violence
Tuesday 25th November – what a morning! The sun was shining and the ocean was all in its glory Then a few clouds appeared – some black even, and the wind joined us, but not detrimentally.
We commenced our Say No 2 Domestic and Family Violence Walk with the 33 walkers, which was fantastic. This included Rotarians from Geelong; Victorian Police; Representatives from Zonta and Orange Door, and Torquay Community House; local community members, and our own awesome Rotarians. I am pleased to say that the male Rotarians out-numbered the female Rotarians. Well done guys – you are setting an amazing example to the local community – that this is something that we all need to advocate for.
We walked from the Surf Life Saving Club – wearing our purple, and made our way along the Esplanade to the Zeally Bay Car Park. There was lots of chatting as well as thinking about what a world of Peace would look like and the joy that life would be if we all Respected one another.
We were then privileged to hear from some amazing speakers. Firstly – Rotarian PDG Lesley Shedden; followed by Cathie Hastie from the Victorian Police; Beryl McMillan from Zonta; Rhonda Achen from Torquay Community House and Alexander Tretheway from Orange Door.
There needs to be some big Thank Yous – Michael – poster distribution; Michael, Phil, and Ray for hanging up of the Say No and Say Yes signs; Surf Coast Shire for providing us with the signs and posters; GORCAPA for allowing us the opportunity to have this event and MCG for giving us extra posters.
Thank you all – amazing. Linda
